Reference Guide

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Prerequisites
Before you use BMP 2.0 to auto-configure a supported Dell Networking switch, you must first configure a
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and a file server in the network. Optionally, you can
also configure a Domain Name Server (DNS). For more information, refer to DHCP Server, Domain
Name Server, and File Server.
Restrictions
BMP 2.0 is supported on the user ports and management ports of a switch.
Overview
On a new factory-loaded switch, the switch boots up in Jumpstart mode. You can reconfigure a switch to
reload between Normal and Jumpstart mode.
• Jumpstart (BMP) mode: The switch automatically configures all ports (management and user ports)
as Layer 3 physical ports and acts as a DHCP client on the ports for a user-configured time (DHCP
timeout). This is the default startup mode. It is set with the
reload-type jump-start command.
• Normal mode: The switch loads the Dell Networking OS image and startup configuration file stored
in the local flash. New configurations require that the Management IP and Management Interface be
configured manually. This mode is set with the
reload-type normal-reload command.
To reconfigure a switch to reload between Normal and Jumpstart mode, use the
reload-type command.
Note: If the S5000 switch is connected to upstream aggregation switches that have VLT enabled and the
DHCP and file servers are reachable through the VLT LAG interface, you must configure the VLT
members with the lacp ungroup member-independent vlt command. This allows the S5000 to establish
communication with the VLT switches.
Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
reload-type {normal-reload |
jump-start [config-download {enable |
disable}] [dhcp-timeout minutes]}
EXEC Privilege Reload a switch running BMP version 2.0 in either
Normal or Jumpstart mode. If you reload in Jumpstart
mode, you can configure:
• config-download: Whether the switch boots up
using the configuration file downloaded from the
DHCP/file servers (enable) OR if the downloaded
file will be discarded and the startup configuration
file stored in the local flash will be used (disable).
• dhcp-timeout: The amount of time the switch waits
for a DHCP server response before reverting to
Normal mode and loading the startup configuration
from the flash. The default time is infinity, which
makes the switch continue to wait forever unless the
stop jump-start command is given.
Range: 1 to 50 minutes.
Default: The switch tries to contact a DHCP
server an infinite number of times.